Former Bristol City and Bournemouth midfielder Lee Tomlin has appeared in court charged with a serious assault on a man outside a Leicester nightclub.

Tomlin, 25, who now plays for Cardiff City, and Accrington Stanley striker Billy Kee, 26, are charged with grievous bodily harm after the alleged attack outside the Ghost nightclub on January 22 which left a man with a broken jaw.

According to the Leicester Mercury, The pair appeared before a plea and case management hearing at Leicester Crown Court where they spoke only to answer their names.

Judge Steven Coupland adjourned the case to November 3 in order to give the prosecution and the defence more time to prepare their cases.

He told both defendants: "Both sides need more time to see where this case is actually going.